Argentina 3-0 Brazil: Albiceleste Teach Seleçao a Futból Lesson (OLYMPICS 2008)
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... (From Gazzetta): EARLY INCANDESCENCE - As expected from a fixture like this one, Tuesday’s match took very little time to catch fire. In minute 2, ...
Irresistible Argentina power past Brazil
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... (From Gazzetta): EARLY INCANDESCENCE - As expected from a fixture like this one, Tuesday’s match took very little time to catch fire. In minute 2, Ronaldinho (bestowed with the usual playmaking duties alongside Diego) delivered an inch-perfect assist for Rafael Sobis, who (alas for Brazil) missed his control inside the box. With Argentina forced into their own half, it almost seemed as if this Brazilian team had abandonded their defensive focus à la sauce ...
Nigeria 0-1 Argentina: Albiceleste Retain Their Olympic Crown (OLYMPICS 2008)
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... (From Gazzetta): The biggest highlight of the first half, without a doubt, was the time-out given to both teams by the referee to permit them to… drink. As far as we know this had never happened before in an international competition, but was surely a sensible choice given the extreme local weather situation (32ºC with 35% humidity… not too smart to be playing at noon huh IOC?). Needless to say these conditions naturally favored Nigeria more than Argentina, even though the African ...
Golden Argentina in Beijing (Olympics 2008)
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... (From Gazzetta): The biggest highlight of the first half, without a doubt, was the time-out given to both teams by the referee to permit them to… drink. As far as we know this had never happened before in an international competition, but was surely a sensible choice given the extreme local weather situation (32ºC with 35% humidity… not too smart to be playing at noon huh IOC?). Needless to say these conditions naturally favored Nigeria more than Argentina, even though the African ...
